SpaceX to launch Bandwagon-3 mission Monday night

SpaceX to launch Bandwagon-3 mission Monday night

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Updated: 8:41 PM EDT Apr 21, 2025

SpaceX to launch Bandwagon-3 mission Monday night

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Updated: 8:41 PM EDT Apr 21, 2025

SpaceX is set to launch the Bandwagon-3 mission atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Monday night.SpaceX is aiming for liftoff at 8:48 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. A backup opportunity is available on Tuesday, April 22 at 8:26 p.m. if needed.The Bandwagon-3 mission is sending ADD’s 425Sat-3, Tomorrow Companies Inc.’s Tomorrow-S7 satellites into space alongside Atmos Space Cargo’s PHOENIX re-entry capsule.Atmos Space Cargo is a German company, and with its PHOENIX capsule it will be the first private European company to attempt space re-entry.The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the mission previously flew on the 03b mPOWER-E and Crew-10 launches. SpaceX is planning to land the first stage booster on Landing Zone 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after stage separation.

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. —SpaceX is set to launch the Bandwagon-3 mission atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Monday night.

SpaceX is aiming for liftoff at 8:48 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. A backup opportunity is available on Tuesday, April 22 at 8:26 p.m. if needed.

The Bandwagon-3 mission is sending ADD’s 425Sat-3, Tomorrow Companies Inc.’s Tomorrow-S7 satellites into space alongside Atmos Space Cargo’s PHOENIX re-entry capsule.

Atmos Space Cargo is a German company, and with its PHOENIX capsule it will be the first private European company to attempt space re-entry.

The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the mission previously flew on the 03b mPOWER-E and Crew-10 launches. SpaceX is planning to land the first stage booster on Landing Zone 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after stage separation.

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